All-time World Cup records
FIFA World Cup all-time leaderboards — top scorers, most appearances, biggest wins, hat-tricks, the oldest and youngest scorers, and more.
Records compiled from 92 years of World Cup football, 1930 through 2022.
All-time top scorers
| # | Player / team | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miroslav Klose | 16 | 2002–2014 |
| 2 |  Ronaldo | 15 | 1998–2006 |
| 3 |  Gerd Müller | 14 | 1970–1974 |
| 4 |  Just FontaineAll in a single tournament | 13 | 1958 |
| 4 |  Lionel Messi | 13 | 2006–2022 |
| 4 |  Kylian Mbappé | 12 | 2018–2022 |
| 7 |  Pelé | 12 | 1958–1970 |
| 8 |  Sándor Kocsis | 11 | 1954 |
| 8 |  Jürgen Klinsmann | 11 | 1990–1998 |
| 8 |  Gabriel Batistuta | 10 | 1994–2002 |
Most appearances
| # | Player / team | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 26 | 2006–2022 |
| 2 |  Lothar Matthäus | 25 | 1982–1998 |
| 3 | Miroslav Klose | 24 | 2002–2014 |
| 3 |  Paolo Maldini | 23 | 1990–2002 |
| 5 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 | 2006–2022 |
| 5 |  Diego Maradona | 21 | 1982–1994 |
| 5 |  Uwe Seeler | 21 | 1958–1970 |
| 5 | Władysław Żmuda | 21 | 1974–1986 |
Most goals in a single tournament
| # | Player / team | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Fontaine | 13 | 1958 |
| 2 | Sándor Kocsis | 11 | 1954 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | 10 | 1970 |
| 4 |  Eusébio | 9 | 1966 |
| 4 |  Ademir | 9 | 1950 |
| 6 |  Guillermo Stábile | 8 | 1930 |
| 6 | Ronaldo | 8 | 2002 |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappé | 8 | 2022 |
Biggest wins
- 1Hungary10-1El Salvador1982
- 2Hungary9-0South Korea1954
- 2Yugoslavia9-0Zaire1974
- 4Sweden8-0Cuba1938
- 4Uruguay8-0Bolivia1950
- 4Germany8-0Saudi Arabia2002
- 7Germany7-1Brazil2014
Semi-final — the Mineirazo
Most titles
| # | Player / team | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 1978, 1986, 2022 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1998, 2018 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 2 | 1930, 1950 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 1966 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 | 2010 |
Notable hat-tricks
54 hat-tricks have been scored across all editions.
| # | Player / team | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Geoff HurstOnly hat-trick in a World Cup final | 3 | 1966 |
| 2 | Just Fontaine (vs. West Germany) Third-place match | 4 | 1958 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé World Cup final — second-ever final hat-trick | 3 | 2022 |
| 4 | Gerd Müller (twice in 1970) | 6 | 1970 |
| 5 | Oleg Salenko (vs. Cameroon) Five goals in one match — a WC record | 5 | 1994 |
Oldest scorer
Roger Milla
42 years, 39 days · 1994
vs. Russia, group stage
Youngest scorer
Pelé17 years, 239 days · 1958
vs. Wales, quarter-final
Fastest goal
Hakan Şükür
10.8 seconds · 2002
vs. South Korea, third-place match